Across the country, Republican elected officials are following federal election law by maintaining state voting records and removing thousands of noncitizens from voting rolls. These officeholders should be commended for their efforts, although more must be done at the federal level to ensure noncitizens are not even accidentally voting in federal elections. That includes passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which Republicans are trying to attach to the next government funding bill.

In Virginia last month, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) announced he had removed 6,303 noncitizens from the commonwealth’s voting rolls, adding, “Call me crazy, but I think American elections should be decided by American citizens.”